I tick off the dates, one by one,
and have done so, since the day of my birth.
Each year is another step I take,
toward our final fate.
It is a shared trait of all that is living,
we are all currently dying from within.~•~
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For the Dead and the Dying ✓
PoetryA collection of poetry on death, dying, healing from loss and bearing it throughout your life. Poems written for all those destined to die by one whose fate is just the same. *** Started: 1/01/2023 Ended: 29/07/2023
I. Dying
I tick off the dates, one by one,
and have done so, since the day of my birth.
Each year is another step I take,
toward our final fate.
It is a shared trait of all that is living,
we are all currently dying from within.~•~